Yellow-legged Gull - Geelpootmeeuw (L. michahellis): sub-ad August

(last update: 08 december 2003)

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photo 03: Yellow-legged Gull michahellis sub-adult, August 25 2000, Le Portel, France (50.43N,01.37E).

A wing stretching sub-adult michahellis showing:

• An all white tail, as in adults. The inner rectrices have been replaced recently and the outer rectrices are still old;
• Old secondaries: grey centres with white tips as in adults, but with black centres in the outer secondaries, visible now the greater coverts have been shed;
• The primary moult stage: Old P8-P10 with white mirrors on both P9 and P10. P1-P5 new, P6 growing and P7 missing.